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<div>I propose to remove <br></div><div><br></div><div>"Respect "opt out" requests, i.e. if someone contacts you and asks<br></div><div>you to
stop making automated edits to things that they have edited,<br></div><div>you must
comply with that wish, and you must modify your software<br></div><div>or procedure to
leave those objects untouched in the future."<br></div><div><br></div><div>and<br></div><div><br></div><div>"Information on how to "opt out""</div><div><br></div><div>from <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Either automated edit makes sense and there is no good reason<br></div><div>to exclude objects that were ever edited by specific person<br></div><div>or automated edit makes no sense and would be rejected <br></div><div>during review process.<br></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Disclaimers:<br></div><div><br></div><div>I made some automated edits, I never encountered<br></div><div>anyone requesting this, I am not aware about anyone requesting this,<br></div><div>I am not aware about any case where it would made sense.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I make fun of that requirement in my bot documentation.<br></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Note that it is part of a more general problem:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Current Automated Edits code of conduct is in quite ridiculous situation:<br></div><div>basically all automated edits violate it completely or partially.<br></div><div>Look at <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Automated_edits_log">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Automated_edits_log</a><br></div><div>- half of pages are for my edits, and I am definitely making far less<br></div><div>than half of automated edits in OSM.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It has an interesting side effect that you can revert almost any automated edit,<br></div><div>because it is done in violation of code of conduct.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It would be useful to remove some of onerous and pointless requirements<br></div><div>and keep just what actually matters.<br></div> </body>
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